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 The team gave out 15,000 of the shirts to fans attending a home
game at Coors Field in Denver on Saturday, spelling as "Tulowizki"
the name of the player tied for first for the highest batting
average in Major League Baseball.
Some of the jerseys with the misspelled name were already bid up to
more than $40 just a few hours after being offered on the eBay
auction site.
One listing described the item as "wrapped in plastic to preserve
this wonderful mistake," with the added exhortation: "Own this piece
of epic fail history!"
Other sellers were offering the shirt for as much as $300. By
comparison, Tulowitzki shirts - with the correct spelling - can be
purchased on the site for as little as $11.99.
 Fans posted pictures on the Internet of themselves or friends all
wearing the already-notorious shirts.
The Rockies posted an apology on the team's Facebook page, saying
they decided to go ahead and hand out the jerseys "acknowledging
that many fans came to the game for the jersey" and not wanting to
disappoint them.
Fans who wanted to exchange the blooper jerseys will be able to do
so in September and will also receive a free ticket to a Rockies
game, the team said.
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Tulowitzki, who is batting .340, leads the Rockies in home runs with
21 this season and is tied for 10th in the Major Leagues in that
category.
Not everything came out wrong on Saturday for the Rockies, currently
in last place in the National League's Western Division. By a score
of 8-1, they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates.
(Reporting by Chris Michaud, Editing by Alex Dobuzinskis and Ron
Popeski)
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